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Mumbai: Celebrity manager Disha Salian's 'close friend' and actor Rashmi Desai told Republic TV that she spoke to her on June 7, after a gap of almost seven to eight months, and they were planning a trip to Shimla in October to celebrate a…

New Delhi: A single-day surge of 90,123 COVID-19 cases took India's affected tally past 50 lakh mark to stand at 50,20,360 on Wednesday. With this, India crossed a grim milestone to become the second country in the world after the US to…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will travel to New Delhi on September 17 to seek flood relief and GST compensation. The CM will also discuss cabinet expansion with the BJP leadership. Yediyurappa will be accompanied by a…

Mumbai: To improve security, the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has announced time extension for One-Time-Password (OTP)-based cash withdrawal from ATMs. Earlier, customers needed to enter the OTPs received on their…

New Delhi: As lockdown is lifted and things are getting back to normal, so is air pollution. Experts say that clean air days in Delhi are getting over after the lifting of 68-day lockdown. However, with showers forecasted, pollutants could…

Bhubaneswar: Despite the COVID-19 impact on the economy, milk and egg production in India has increased by six per cent, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary, Department…

New Delhi: A sero survey carried by the Delhi government showed that 79 of 257 people, who had coronavirus, did not have antibodies in them after a few months. However, there is no need to panic as memory cells will trigger an immune…

Bengaluru: Walmart-owned e-commerce giant Flipkart on Tuesday said it would create 70,000 new jobs and employ more as delivery partners while it preps up for the upcoming festive season sale. The COVID-19 pandemic has given a boost to the…

New Delhi: The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 20 to address the issues of returnee migrant workers and the rural population affected by COVID-19 has created about 27.21 crore mandays.…

News Delhi: The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed in Lok Sabha, by voice vote on Tuesday. Here are the important points about the Bill: It will replace the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance which was…